John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer)

John Leveson-Gower
Admiral John Leveson-Gower (1740-1792)
Born	(1740-07-11)11 July 1740
Died	15 August 1792(1792-08-15) (aged 52) Bill Hill, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Buried	Barkham parish church, Berkshire
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1755–1792
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands held	HMS Salamander HMS Kingfisher HMS Flamborough HMS Quebec HMS Africa HMS Aeolus HMS Pearl HMS Albion HMS Valiant HMS Victory Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty HMS Hebe Western Squadron
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War Battle of Lagos American War of Independence First Battle of Ushant Relief of Gibraltar Battle of Cape Spartel
Relations	John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (father) Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (half-brother)

Rear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower (11 July 1740 – 15 August 1792)^[1] was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Leveson-Gower family. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Lagos in August 1759 during the Seven Years' War. As captain of HMS Valiant he was present at the Battle of Ushant on 17 July 1778 during the American War of Independence. He went on to be a junior Lord of the Admiralty and then First Naval Lord. He also sat as Member of Parliament for several constituencies.